Book Searching tools for students

Whichbook Searches books by mood. Choose from 4 guages to specify the exact mood.

What Should I Read Next?Uses a title or author to recommend potential titles. Links to Amazon for further information.

Library THing Catalog your personal collection, find new books, discuss current reading. Social media for book lovers.

Good Reads Social media site for reading and readers. Effective book matching tool.

Interest Survey through Sharepoint or Survey Monkey

Activities to use during reading

Create a Wikispace page that houses all the work for the text.

Trading Card Creator to do pulse checks on vocab, character and plot development.

Journaling using sharepoint, Today's Meet, Edublog or Google Voice

Quick online quizzes using Quizstar

Short promo or theme related videos using Animoto

Promethian Clicker quizzes

Twitter/Tweet activity-students compose tweets for characters and events

Culminating Activities


Learnist A web curating tool (Pinterest for Education). Love the potential for this! Also an App

Presentation Tools-Wikipage with 5 different presentation tools

Meograph-4 dimensional storytelling. Includes geographic, timeline, and video/image representation of topic (book). Also an App

Book Promo using Animoto and QR code links

Character Development-Use Mixbook to create a personal scrapbook that reflects the character's growth.

Plot Development-Use Timeliner software to create a visual timeline of events (with video and images)

Theme-Use Glogster to create a Theme related poster page

APPS or tablet and i-device opportunities

Provide the opportunity to students to read the text on their own device.
Trading Card Creator-App
QR Reader-App
Kindle or e-reader apps
Paper by 53-Creative journaling App
A Novel Idea-APP for novel creation-could be used for novel reflection